Scottish Parliament
Announcement
Chamber Desk Arrangements during the February Recess
From Monday 10 February to Thursday 13 February the Chamber Desk will be open from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm and to 3.30 pm on Friday 14 February. Normal opening arrangements will resume on Monday 17 February.
Portfolio Questions 19 February 2013 and General Questions 20 February 2013
Members are advised that the deadlines for submitting names for Portfolio Questions on 19 February and General Questions on 20 February will be unaffected. Names must be submitted by 12 noon on Monday 10 February. Members who are selected will be advised by email on that day.
Members selected will have until 12 noon on Wednesday 12 February to submit their questions. The submitted questions will appear in Section D of the Business Bulletin on Monday 17 February 2013.
The Portfolio for these questions will be Education and Lifelong Learning.
Summary of Today’s Business
Meetings of Committees
9.15 am
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European and External Relations Committee
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Committee Room 1
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Meeting of the Parliament
11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am General Questions
12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions
12.30 pm Members’ Business – S4M-08742 Stuart McMillan: Society’s Increasing Reliance on Foodbanks
2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Scottish Government Debate: Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2014-15
followed by Scottish Government Debate: Responding to the Challenges of New Psychoactive Substances in Scotland
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
For full details of today’s business, see Section A. For full details of the future business, see sections B and C.
Meetings of Committees and Meeting of the Parliament
Meetings of Committees and Meeting of the Parliament
There is no information on future meetings of Committees in today's Business Bulletin.
There is no information on Oral Questions in today's Business Bulletin
Questions selected for First Minister’s Question Time and Questions selected for response by Ministers and Junior Scottish Ministers at Question Time
New Bills introduced, new amendments to Bills and Members' Bills proposals
New documents laid before the Parliament and Committee Reports published
There is no information on Petitions in today's Business Bulletin.
Progress of Bills and Subordinate Legislation
There is no information on corrections to the Official Report in today's Business Bulletin